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Not Even a Burp
Finland's Swallow The Sun made some new fans with an amazing death/doom set at Jaxx. Very impressive. Tuesday, Sept 4th, 2007.
Katatonia-Scar Symmetry-Insomnium-Swallow The Sun pics in The Gallery
Worth Living For
Finland's To/Die/For headlined a "new to Jaxx" line up that included Shatter Messiah & Australia's Virgin Black - Wednesday, June 27th, 2007.
To/Die/For-Shatter Messiah-Virgin Black pics in The Gallery
Larger Than Life, and Growing
Behemoth obliterated Jaxx on Monday, April 30th, 2007. Look for them to gain new fans and get even bigger this year with a slot on the OzzFest Tour.
Behemoth-Dead Syndicate-Daath pics in The Gallery
Dreams Come True
The dreams of many Jaxx fans to see Saturnus came true as they wrapped up their 1st mini Tour of the US with a set for the ages. Jaxx was the last of only 3 dates. April 25th, 2007.
Aprils Doom
Novembers Doom, following Saturnus, played a stirring set in their 1st ever show at Jaxx - Wednesday April 25th,2007
Fact and some Fiction
Melodic Death Kings? In support of their new album, "Fiction", Dark Tranquillity convinced a sold out Jaxx crowd on Sunday, March 25th, 2007.
Clear Vision with Dead Eye
The Haunted cranked the thrash in support of their latest opus - "The Dead Eye". They've never sounded better - what an incredible show for those lucky enough to squeeze in Sunday, March 25th, 2007.
Psychotic Reactions
Trouble brought out the veteran doom crowd at Jaxx Thursday, March 22nd, 2007.
Metal Church Monday Mass
Metal Church gave their own sermon to the Jaxx crowd on what a heavy metal show should be Monday, Jan 29th, 2007
Cold Hard Thrash
OverKill warmed up the crowd with some neck snapping riffs on a cold January Friday night - 1-26-07.
OverKill show review by Ed Fortney in Mother Metal
Satanic Sermon
Evil black metal done superbly. Dark Funeral made a cold, rainy Tuesday night even colder. Jan 9, 2007
Slaves to Metal
Progressive blackened death metal Norwegian style. Enslaved deliver the goods at Jaxx Tuesday, Jan 9, 2007.
Dark Funeral - Enslaved review in The Washington Post
The Power Elite
Valhalla indeed! The Jaxx capacity crowd were treated to a memorable performance by pre-eminent
power metallers Blind Guardian on Monday, December 4th, 2006.
Casting The Spell
Moonspell delivered their most transcendental performance ever at Jaxx carving out an eclectic set of old and new material for their dedicated Jaxx fan base on Friday, Nov 17th, 2006.
Murdered
Even the brave were not spared this day as Katatonia unleashed a devastating set on a near capacity Jaxx crowd that wiped out years of longing for their inaugural US journey. Friday, November 17th, 2006.
Nothin' But a Good Time
Bret Michaels, with help from Evick, made sure the packed Jaxx house had a good time on Saturday, October 21st,2006.
Bret Michaels pics in The Gallery
Destroyed
The Aussie blitzkrieg known as Destroyer 666 devastated the Jaxx crowd Saturday, October 7th.
Doomsday Machinists
Arch Enemy confirm Sweden's dominance in quality melodic death metal. Another powerful and inspiring performance that blew away the Jaxx faithful on Wednesday, Oct 4th.
Dismembers Only
Dismember headlined an impressive group of imported & domestic death metal cohorts at Jaxx Monday, October 2nd.
Wait is Over !
Celtic Frost return to the US after a 17 year absence. Jaxx was their 1st stop Tuesday, September 12th.
Black & True
Elite Norwegian black metallers 1349 hammered out a grim and harsh set at Jaxx Tuesday, Sept 12th, 2006.
No Antidote Required
British metal legends Venom blackened the Jaxx audience Wednesday night, September 6th, 2006.
Cleared For Take-Off
NY's Spread Eagle soared in front of a small, but vocal crowd at Jaxx Friday, August 25th. Chris Caffery (of Savatage & Trans-Siberian Orchestra fame) on left and sonic/comic marvel Ray West on vocals.
Ghoul-Ghoul Doll
Wednesday 13 at the Jaxx horrorfest Saturday August 5th. (Photo courtesy of Jasminemoonchild)
See other pics of the show by Jasminemoonchild here.
Hi-Speed Kitty
The House was feeling no Pain as Faster Pussycat rocked hard on a Friday night at Jaxx, Aug 4th.
Breathing Not Required
Suffocation are trying hard to keep a stranglehold on the US Death Metal Scene. At Jaxx Sunday July 30th.
Yesterday Returns
Mercy! These guys have great songs - and lots of them! Y & T dazzle Jaxx. Friday, July 28th.
Ankle Deep Plasma
Vancouver's 3 Inches of Blood display their hybrid power metal style to a fervent crowd Wednesday, July 19th.
Five Alive
Dave Ellefson's (center-ex-Megadeth) Power Thrash troupe F5 rocked a small but vocal audience at Jaxx Monday, July 10th.
Black Magick Evening
The Night of The Black Pentecost was magic for the large crowd that came, Saturday, June 24th. Florida's Kult ov Azazel headlined a talented group of black metal stalwarts.
Trower Power
With a guitar sound to die for, Robin Trower dazzled a crowded Jaxx house Friday, June 23rd.
Money in the Bank
Funny Money put on another enjoyable Friday night show for the Jaxx faithful with help from NY rockers Z02 June 16th.
Mojo has pictures of Funny Money & Z02 at Yahoo here.
Vamps with Amps
Girls were in charge Saturday night, June 3rd at Jaxx. Vixen rocked hard all night and stayed for autographs late.
Mojo has pictures of Vixen and Enuff Z'Nuff at Yahoo here.
Driving Mr. Diablo
DevilDriver got the crowd heated up at Jaxx Thursday night, June 1st.
Metal Crusaders Cruise
Vader, with an unrelenting sonic onslaught, finished off the already obliterated crowd at Jaxx Tuesday night, May 30th. It was a truly memorable evening with 6 high quality National bands on the Metal Crusaders Tour. Joining Vader were Kataklysm, Destruction, \speed/kill\hate/, Graveworm and The Absence. Each delivered a great sounding brutal set.
Never less, always More
Seattle's Nevermore put on a show for the ages for a near capacity Jaxx crowd Sunday, May 7th. Utterly devastating. Along with Evergrey from Sweden, they may have put on the show of the year so far.
Una Leonessa Morta has some great Nevermore pics: here
Sunday Evening Apocalypse
Transcendent. That is the only way to describe Evergrey's performance Sunday night, May 7th.
May the Force be with you
Thursday, May 4th, 2006. Speed limits were laughed at, water was sprayed repeatedly, the sold out Jaxx crowd was literally jumping. DragonForce was to blame. Great fun!
Worth the Wait !
Gamma Ray finally make their appearance at Jaxx Tuesday, May 5th in one of the most anticipated shows of the year.
Bonded By Thrash
Bay area mega-thrashers Exodus put the neck muscles to the test Thursday, April 27th at Jaxx.
Monarchs Rule
King's X were large & in charge for the loyal Jaxx subjects Saturday, April 8th.
Not your average Angel
Morbid Angel pummeled a sold out Jaxx audience with a lengthy set of technical & brutal death metal Thursday, April 6th.
Morbid Angel-Behemoth fan pics here
East meets West .......Springfield
Loudness lived up to their name with an eardrum melting sonic assault at Jaxx Saturday, April 1st.
Triple Set Point
Green Carnation had one of the most memorable shows ever at Jaxx with 3 separate sets including electric, acoustic and a 30+ minute version of the epic song "Light of Day, Day of Darkness" Wednesday, March 29th.
No Power Shortage
Powerman 5000 turned up the voltage at Jaxx Tuesday night, March 28th.
Court is in session
Progressive metal powerhouse Odin's Court headlined a star studded assembly of local talent at Jaxx Friday, March 24th.
Dutch Treat
The Gathering, only doing a handful of US shows, stop at Jaxx Sunday, March 19th and put on a stunning performance.
Goin' Home Still Sweet
Woodstock legends Ten Years After put on a lengthy emotional show for enthusiastic fans at Jaxx Friday, March 17th.
Money Talkx
Steve Whiteman & Funny Money got their kicks at Jaxx all night playing a bevy of classic songs Friday, March 10th.
Starved for 02
ZO2 had many in the Jaxx audience gasping for air with their hi-intensity rocking show on Friday, March 10th.
The Eyes have it !
The 69 Eyes from Finland in their 1st ever show on US soil did not disappoint Friday night March 3rd.
The 69 Eyes pics in the Gallery (fan pics here & here)
Dark but not Tranquil
Beyond incredible, the jaws were crashing down all night as Dark Tranquillity put on a headline set for the ages at Jaxx Thursday, Feb 23.
Devy's Heavy
Devin Townsend, the master of whimsical, nonsensical stage banter, battled illness and laid a stunning set on an appreciative audience Thursday, Feb 23.
Wrecked by the Crew
Thrash metal gods OverKill did a job on a packed house at Jaxx Saturday, Feb 18th.
Wicked Annihilated... & Everybody Else Too!
Nile elevate Egyptian themed death metal to an art form at Jaxx Wednesday, Feb 8th.
Hypocrisy gather for a quick post show picture on the tour bus outside Jaxx on February 8th.
Daylight Officially Dead
North Carolina's Daylight Dies delivered a pounding set of doom tinged melodic death metal at Jaxx, Saturday, Feb 4th.
Not Georgia Peaches
Atlanta's Dark Melodic Metallers Lilitu take Jaxx by storm Saturday night, Feb 4th.
A Night of Reckoning at Jaxx !
Finnish power metal troupe Sonata Arctica thrill a near capacity crowd at Jaxx, Tuesday, Jan 17 2006.
Midwinter Night's Dream a Reality
Immensely talented epic doom purveyors Todesbonden led a strong gathering of local bands for an entertaining night of metal at Jaxx on Saturday, Jan 14th 2006.
Clothing Optional
Naked Beggars rock until well after midnight at Jaxx Friday, Jan 13th 2006.
Trolls Invade Middle Springfield
Finntroll thrill a near capacity Jaxx crowd to their brand of hybrid polka inspired black metal, Friday Jan 6th, 2006.
Beer and Napalm in the Morning
Tom Angelripper and German thrash legends Sodom still going strong well past midnight at Jaxx, Friday Jan 6th 2006.
Jaxx Mob has Wicked Sensation !
Guitar God George Lynch shredded his way through a mob of cheering fans at Jaxx, Saturday, December 3rd.
Fan pics of George Lynch show: here
Enemies & Friends Unite !
It's easy to say Arch Enemy are the best female fronted Death Metal band. They are so much more than that as a near sellout crowd at Jaxx will attest to. Sunday, November 27th.
Epic Karma To Burn
Roy Khan and Kamelot make a rare road appearance and the Jaxx fans are more than thrilled to see them Thursday, November 17th.
Evidence of a Choke Hold
Suffocation headlined a stunning line up of death metal stalwarts including Vader, Decapitated, Aborted, Despised Icon and rising local stars Dead Syndicate Sunday, November 6th.
More,
More Nevermore !
Nevermore show Jaxx fans why many consider them the best metal band in the USA, Friday November 5th.
Opeth & Nevermore Show Pics - from 11-05-05
No
Ghosts, but lots of Revelry !
Opeth show Jaxx fans why many consider them the best metal band on the planet, Friday November 5th.
Royals &
Reptiles Rock Jaxx !
King's X (3 standing left) and The Lizards rocked hard into the wee hours at Jaxx on Friday Nov 4th.
The Frost is on the Casket at Jaxx !
Legendary Overkill bassist D.D. Verni and The Bronx Casket Co. treat a Halloween weekend crowd at Jaxx to a great set of Gothic Metal, Friday October 28th.
Pour some Meshuggah on Me !
Sonic Crush masters Meshuggah dazzle a Jaxx capacity crowd with their progressive extreme assault Saturday, October 8th.
Meshuggah Show Pics - from 10-8-05
God Allows a Mosh Fest !
Seminal Melodic Hardcore outfit God Forbid made human waves on the Jaxx floor October 8th.
The Haunted Made Everybody Do It !
Sweden's Death Thrash kings The Haunted stretched necks all night at Jaxx October 8th.
No Shame on display.
Portland, Oregon's Shamelady crank out their minimalist sonic dissonance on a sparse crowd at Jaxx Tuesday, October 11th. One of the more unique bands, they put on a great show and raised some eyebrows.
No Antidote for Anthrax !
Thrash Lords Anthrax put the Jaxx Mosh Pit in overdrive on Thursday, October 6th.
Anthrax Show Pics - from 10-6-05
No Power Shortage at Jaxx !
Stratovarius prove to a Jaxx audience they are not ready to abdicate the power metal throne just yet Monday September 19th.
Screamin' All Night !
Swiss Mega Rock Stars Krokus played an impressive stream of hit songs in a lengthy and lively set at Jaxx on Saturday, Sept 17th.
Symphony in Springfield
Therion. Jaxx - Friday - September 16th 2005. Wow! There are few moments in life when you are at a show and witness a genre of music being performed that you are absolutely, positively sure that no one on earth could do better. This was one of those moments.
Pleasure & Pain Mix at Jaxx
Jon Oliva's Pain thrilled the Jaxx crowd with a bevy of Savatage classic songs Thursday night, Sept 15th.
Chris Caffery's Faces
Chris Caffery, of Trans Siberian Orchestra & Savatage fame, put on an amazing show! (Sept 15, 2005)
Obituary Return From The Grave !
Obituary devastate a packed house at Jaxx in the Death Metal Show of The Year Thursday, September 1st.
Obituary Show Pics - from 9-1-05
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